25133 - Medic 101st Airborne, Winter 1944-45 King and Country DDay As his wife holds his

As his wife holds his rifle this Poilu fondly cradles his small baby

several pilots of the 94th Aero Squadron

but usually only the light companies were trained for accuracy

Dietrich oversaw its expansion from a single battalion to an entire regiment and finally into the most elite division-sized unit of the Waffen SS

25133 - Medic 101st Airborne, Winter 1944-45 King and Country DDay As his wife holds hisOn the night of 5 June 1944, 8 jumpers from the 307th Airborne Medical Company parachuted into France. At 1855 hrs, 6 June, C 47s towing gliders took off for Normandy carrying the rest of the medical personnel. The main body landed together in swampy, half flooded fields and moved north to Blosville where the majority of the unit assembled at about 2400 hours. There a small clearing station was set up and casualties started streaming in. After actions